These lists are made up of both weaves I have personally done, or have on my To Do List. This means that some of these figures are based on experience, and others on theory and found sizes. The ring sizes in the Tested column show those sizes that have been tried and found to work. The material used has also been listed. The ring sizes listed in the Ideal Ring ID column are based on calculations and are therefore provided as a guide only to help you with your mailling.
They are a work in progress and will be updated and/or changed as time and experience permits.
Gauge Measurements used:
0.8mm (0.032″) = 20AWG = 21SWG
1.0mm (0.04″) = 18AWG = 19SWG
1.2mm (0.018") = 16AWG (BaseMetals) = 18SWG
1.29mm (0.051″) = 16AWG (Precious Metals)
1.6mm (0.064″) = 14AWG = 16SWG
* Ideal AR figure is based on data from the MailleArtisans site.
Alu=Aluminium (Bright & Anodised), Brnz=Bronze, Cu=Coppper, JB=Jewellery Brass, SSilver=Sterling Silver, AGS=Argentium Silver, GF=Gold Filled (Yellow & Rose), SF=Silver Filled, Nio=Niobium, Tit=Titanium, SStl=Stainless Steel
Weaves – A Weaves – B Weaves – C
A
| Name | Ideal AR* | Wire Diameter |
Ideal Ring ID |
Tested Ring ID |
RingCount Approx |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abhainn | 4.0 4.8 |
0.8mm | 3.25mm 4.00mm |
1/8" 5/32" Alu |
15 rpi 15 ripi |
| 1.0mm | 4.00mm 4.75mm |
5/32" 3/16" Alu |
13 rpi 13 rpi |
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| 1.2mm | 4.75mm 5.75mm |
3/16" 5.75mm Alu |
11 rpi 11 rpi |
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| 1.29mm | 3.75mm 7.75mm |
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| 1.6mm | 6.50mm 7.75mm |
1/4" 8.00mm Alu |
8 rpi 8 rpi |
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| Alligator Back | 4.4 | 0.8mm | 3.50mm | ||
| 1.0mm | 4.50mm | ||||
| 1.2mm | 5.25mm | 5.25mm Alu |
29 rpi |
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| 1.29mm | 5.75mm | ||||
| 1.6mm | 7.00mm | ||||
| Arcadian Chain | 5.1 5.8 |
0.8mm | 4.00mm 4.75mm |
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| 1.0mm | 5.00mm 5.75mm |
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| 1.2mm | 6.25mm 7.00mm |
4.75mm 7.00mm 9/32" Alu |
5 rpi 7 rpi 7 rpi |
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| 1.29mm | 6.50mm 7.45mm |
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| 1.6mm | 8.25mm 9.25mm |
6.25mm 9.50mm 3/8" Alu |
4 rpi 6 rpi 6 rpi |
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| Arkham | 5.4 | 0.8mm | 4.50mm | ||
| 1.0mm | 5.50mm | ||||
| 1.2mm | 6.50mm | 1/4" Alu |
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| 1.29mm | 7.00mm | ||||
| 1.6mm | 8.75mm | ||||
| Aura | 3.0 6.0 |
0.8mm | 2.50mm 5.00mm |
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| 1.0mm | 3.00mm 6.25mm |
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| 1.2mm | 3.50mm 7.25mm |
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| 1.29mm | 3.75mm 7.75mm |
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| 1.6mm | 5.00mm 9.75mm |
B
| Name | Ideal AR* | Wire Diameter |
Ideal Ring Id |
Tested Ring ID |
Ring Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Backbone | 5.0 | 0.8mm | 4.00mm | 5/32" Alu |
25rpi |
| 1.0mm | 5.00mm |
3/16" Alu |
20rpi | ||
| 1.2mm | 6.00mm |
1/4" Alu |
13rpi | ||
| 1.29mm | 6.50mm | ||||
| 1.6mm | 8.00mm | 5/16" Alu |
12rpi | ||
| Barrel (Double Vision) |
3.50 | 0.8mm | 2.75mm | 7/64" Alu |
24rpi |
| 1.0mm | 3.50mm |
3.50mm SSilver, Alu, Cu, JB 9/64" Alu |
18rpi | ||
| 1.2mm | 4.25mm |
4.25mm Alu 5/32" Alu |
17rpi | ||
| 1.29mm | 4.50mm | ||||
| 1.6mm | 5.75mm | ||||
| Bastardised Byzantine Bias |
3.7 5.0 |
0.8mm | 3.00mm 4.00mm |
0.8x2.75mm 1.0x3/16" Alu |
31rpi 7rpi |
| 1.0mm | 3.75mm 5.00mm |
1.0x3.50mm 1.2x1/4" Alu |
25rpi 5rpi |
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| 1.2mm | 4.50mm 6.00mm |
1.2x4.50mm 1.6x5/16" Alu |
20rpi 4rpi |
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| 1.29mm | 4.75mm 6.50mm |
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| 1.6mm | 6.00mm 8.25mm |
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| Bastardised Weave | 3.5 5.5 |
0.8mm | 2.75mm 4.50mm |
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| 1.0mm | 3.50mm 5.75mm |
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| 1.2mm | 4.25mm 6.50mm |
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| 1.29mm | 4.50mm 7.00mm |
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| 1.6mm | 5.75mm 9.00mm |
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| Bee Stings | 5.0 | 0.8mm | 4.00mm | ||
| 1.0mm | 5.00mm | ||||
| 1.2mm | 6.00mm | ||||
| 1.29mm | 6.50mm | ||||
| 1.6mm | 8.25mm | ||||
| Beez to Butterflies | 4.2 | 0.8mm | 3.50mm | ||
| 1.0mm | 4.25mm | ||||
| 1.2mm | 5.00mm | 3/16" Alu |
43rpi | ||
| 1.29mm | 5.50mm | ||||
| 1.6mm | 6.75mm | ||||
| Born Again | 5.7 | 0.8mm | 4.50mm | 5/32" Alu |
27rpi |
| 1.0mm | 5.75mm |
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| 1.2mm | 7.00mm |
1/4" Alu |
18rpi | ||
| 1.29mm | 7.50mm |
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| 1.6mm | 9.00mm |
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| Box | 5.1 | 0.8mm | 4.00mm | ||
| 1.0mm | 5.00mm | ||||
| 1.2mm | 6.25mm | ||||
| 1.29mm | 6.50mm | ||||
| 1.6mm | 8.25mm | ||||
| Box (Flat) | 4.9 4.9 |
0.8mm 1.0mm |
4.00mm 5.00mm |
0.8mmx4.00 1.0mmx5.00 SSilver, Alu |
11rpi 11rpi |
| Bumpa | 3.7 6.2 |
0.8mm | 3.00mm 5.00mm |
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| 1.0mm | 3.75mm 6.25mm |
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| 1.2mm | 4.50mm 7.50mm |
1/4" 3/8" Alu |
9rpi | ||
| 1.29mm | 4.75mm 8.00mm |
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| 1.6mm | 6.00mm 10.00mm |
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| Byzantine | 3.5 | 0.8mm | 2.75mm |
2.75mm SSilv, Cu, JB Alu, Brz, SF 7/64" Alu |
30rpi |
| 1.0mm | 3.50mm |
3.50mm SSilv, Cu, JB Alu, Brz, SF, GF, Nio 9/64" Alu |
24rpi | ||
| 1.2mm | 4.25mm |
4.25mm Cu, JB Alu, Brz 5/32" Alu |
20rpi | ||
| 1.29mm | 4.50mm | 4.50mm SSilv, GF, SF |
20rpi | ||
| 1.6mm | 5.25mm | 5.25mm 7/32" Alu |
16rpi | ||
| Byzantine Diamonds | 3.50 6.50 |
0.8mm | 2.75mm 5.25mm |
2.75mm 7/64" 5.25mm Alu |
8rpi 48rpi 8rpi |
| 1.0mm | 3.50mm 6.50mm |
3.50mm 9/64" 6.50mm Alu |
3rpi 36rpi 3rpi |
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| 1.2mm | 4.25mm 7.75mm |
4.25mm 7.50mm Alu |
34rpi 2rpi |
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| 1.29mm | 4.50mm 8.50mm |
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| 1.6mm | 5.25mm 10.50mm |
5.50mm 10.50mm Alu |
2rpi 26rpi |
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| Byzantine Orbital | 3.5 5.25 |
0.8mm | 2.75mm 4.25mm |
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| 1.0mm | 3.50mm 5.25mm |
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| 1.2mm | 4.25mm 6.50mm |
1.2mmx5/32" 1.6mmx1/4" Alu |
20rpi 7rpi |
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| 1.29mm | 4.50mm 6.75mm |
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| 1.6mm | 5.50mm 8.50mm |
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| Byzantine Rose | 3.5 5.0 |
0.8mm | 2.75mm 4.00mm |
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| 1.0mm | 3.50mm 5.00mm |
3.50mm 5.00mmID SSilver, GF |
18rpi 4rpi |
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| 1.2mm | 4.25mm 6.00mm |
4.25mm 6.00mmID SSilver, GF 5/32" 1/4" Alu |
14rpi 3rpi |
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| 1.29mm | 4.50mm 6.50mm |
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| 1.6mm | 5.50mm 8.00mm |
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| Byzantine Zig Zag | 3.5 6.0 |
0.8mm | 2.75mm 4.75mm |
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| 1.0mm | 3.50mm 6.00mm |
9/64" 6.00mm Alu |
27rpi 10rpi |
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| 1.2mm | 4.25mm 7.25mm |
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| 1.29mm | 4.50mm 7.75mm |
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| 1.6mm | 5.50mm 9.50mm |
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| Byzee Wench | 4.0 | 0.8mm | 3.25mm | 1/8" Alu |
28rpi |
| 1.0mm | 4.00mm |
5/32" Alu |
21rpi | ||
| 1.2mm | 4.75mm |
3/16" Alu |
19rpi | ||
| 1.29mm | 5.25mm | ||||
| 1.6mm | 6.50mm | 1/4" Alu |
14rpi |
C
| Name | Ideal AR* | Wire Diameter |
Ideal Ring ID |
Tested Ring ID |
Ring Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calisto | 4.0 6.0 |
0.8mm | 3.25mm 4.75mm |
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| 1.0mm | 4.00mm 6.00mm |
6.00 5/32" Alu |
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| 1.2mm | 4.75mm 7.25mm |
9/32" 3/16" Alu |
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| 1.29mm | 5.25mm 7.75mm |
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| 1.6mm | 6.50mm 9.50mm |
1/4" 3/8" Alu |
4rpi 6rpi |
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| Candy Cane | 4.7 | 0.8mm | 3.75mm | ||
| 1.0mm | 4.75mm | 3/16" Alu |
25rpi | ||
| 1.2mm | 5.75mm | ||||
| 1.29mm | 6.00mm | ||||
| 1.6mm | 7.50mm | ||||
| Captive Inverted Round | 5.6 | 0.8mm | 4.50mm | ||
| 1.0mm | 5.75mm | ||||
| 1.2mm | 6.75mm | ||||
| 1.29mm | 7.25mm | ||||
| 1.6mm | 9.00mm | ||||
| Captive Zen | 3.7 5.0 6.1 |
0.8mm | 3.00mm 4.00mm 5.00mm |
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| 1.0mm | 3.75mm 5.00mm 6.25mm |
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| 1.2mm | 4.50mm 6.00mm 7.50mm |
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| 1.29mm | 4.75mm 6.50mm 7.75mm |
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| 1.6mm | 3.75mm 4.25mm 5.25mm |
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| Celtic Dawn | 3.0 3.3 4.0 6.0 |
0.8mm | 2.50mm 2.75mm 3.25mm 5.00mm |
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| 1.0mm | 3.00mm 3.50mm 4.00mm 6.25mm |
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| 1.2mm | 3.50mm 4.00mm 4.75mm 7.25mm |
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| 1.29mm | 3.75mm 4.25mm 5.25mm 7.75mm |
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| 1.6mm | 5.00mm 5.25mm 6.50mm 9.75mm |
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| Celtic Half Byzantine | 4.5 5.1 5.5 |
0.8mm | 3.50mm 4.00mm 4.50mm |
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| 1.0mm | 4.50mm 5.00mm 5.50mm |
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| 1.2mm | 5.50mm 6.25mm 6.50mm |
1.2mmx5.50mm 1.2mmx1/4" 1.6mmx6.50mm Alu |
10rpi 5rpi 3rpi |
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| 1.29mm | 5.75mm 6.50mm 7.00mm |
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| 1.6mm | 7.25mm 8.25mm 8.75mm |
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| Celtic Spikes | 2.3 4.0 3.3 4.4 |
0.8mm | 2.00mm 3.25mm 2.75mm 3.50mm |
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| 1.0mm | 2.25mm 4.00mm 3.50mm 4.50mm |
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| 1.2mm | 2.75mm 4.75mm 4.00mm 5.25mm |
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| 1.29mm | 3.00mm 5.25mm 4.25mm 5.75mm |
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| 1.6mm | 3.75mm 6.50mm 5.25mm 7.25mm |
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| Celtic Spiral Knot | 3.0 3.3 5.0 |
0.8mm | 2.50mm 2.75mm 4.00mm |
0.8mmx7/64" 0.8mmx1/8" 1.0mmx3/16" Alu |
4rpi 4rpi 9rpi |
| 1.0mm | 3.00mm 3.50mm 5.00mm |
1.0mmx9/64" 1.0mmx5/32" 1.2mmx1/4" Alu |
3rpi 3rpi 7rpi |
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| 1.2mm | 3.50mm 4.00mm 6.00mm |
1.2mmx5/32" 1.2mmx3/16" 1.6mm5/16" Alu |
3rpi 3rpi 6rpi |
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| 1.29mm | 4.00mm 4.25mm 6.50mm |
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| 1.6mm | 4.75mm 5.25mm 8.00mm |
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| Celtic Visions | 3.3 5.3 |
0.8mm | 2.75mm 4.25mm |
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| 1.0mm | 3.50mm 5.25mm |
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| 1.2mm | 4.00mm 6.50mm |
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| 1.29mm | 4.25mm 7.00mm |
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| 1.6mm | 5.25mm 8.50mm |
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| Celtic Vision Star | 3.0 3.3 3.5 6.0 |
0.8mm | 2.50mm 2.75mm 2.75mm 5.00mm |
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| 1.0mm | 3.00mm 3.50mm 3.50mm 6.00mm |
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| 1.2mm | 3.50mm 4.00mm 4.25mm 7.25mm |
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| 1.29mm | 3.75mm 4.25mm 4.50mm 7.75mm |
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| 1.6mm | 5.00mm 5.25mm 5.75mm 9.75mm |
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| Cloud Cover | 3.1 |
0.8mm |
2.50mm | ||
| 1.0mm | 3.25mm | ||||
| 1.2mm | 3.75mm | ||||
| 1.29mm | 4.00mm | ||||
| 1.6mm | 5.00mm | ||||
| CODA | 6.0 3.0 4.0 |
0.8mm | 5.00mm 2.50mm 3.25mm |
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| 1.0mm | 6.25mm 3.00mm 4.00mm |
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| 1.2mm | 7.25mm 3.50mm 4.75mm |
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| 1.29mm | 7.75mm 3.75mm 5.25mm |
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| 1.6mm | 9.75mm 5.00mm 6.50mm |
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| Conundrum | 3.0 5.5 |
0.8mm | 2.50mm 4.50mm |
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| 1.0mm | 3.00mm 5.50mm |
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| 1.2mm | 3.50mm 6.50mm |
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| 1.29mm | 3.75mm 7.00mm |
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| 1.6mm | 5.00mm 9.00mm |